This Blog hosts all of my video showings, newsletter video previews etc. If you want to see my personal current Inventory of homes for sale come here. These videos are like no other typical virtual tour. You walk through and will have almost a perfect idea of the floor plan, the colors, the upgrades etc! To reach me contact me on my IPhone / Smart phone by sending a text or calling 303-588-7000. Text & Email are the fastest way to reach me. My email is: Jim@HomeReferralTeam.net

Feb 25, 2007

Do you want to create all by yourself you entire career? Are you willing to admit that you don't know it all? These three words changed my life. For the first time in my career 7 years ago I could imitate some tried and proven concepts. I then assimilated them by using them over and over and discovered that they worked! Then innovated and discoved that I could finally inhance what I had learned and profited from. Innovation is the key to everything but it doesn't happen over night. Innovation is what then brings the law of attraction that is taught in the Secret (see link in my Blog). You must get coaching at first. You must work hard and grow. You must be tough and stick through thick and thin. Then you must innovate and create. Take a pen and piece of paper and innovate to your hearts content. Everything that ever was started with a single thought. A thought that someone dreamed or had a vision for. God gave us all the same potential. If you are a realtor, lender, title rep, or insurance consultant the coaching and support you need to get started is all in the video I just produced below. As a final note to my own clients, family, friends, and neighbors... this idea can be applied to all business and life. Have a wonderful week ahead! by...Jim Urban

Feb 15, 2007

The Ultimate Scenario for my seller was to close her condo by January 31st 2007, or within 45 days. That’s right, a Condo! These days, selling a home, especially a condo, can be extremely challenging. Cold, snowy weather in Colorado, and the heavily weighted buyer’s market that we are in, all pose a threat to selling homes quickly. However, a kind woman, referred to me by a title company I work closely with, needed to sell her condo promptly. We discussed strategies by comparing condo sales in her development and throughout the entire southwest section of the city to learn what our competition was. I suggested to her that if she truly wanted to make her goal a reality we would need to price it aggressively, without giving it away. After assessing the situation, I suggested a probable 30-45 day sales price, as opposed to a 60 or 90 day price, and she agreed to it. It could have been a potentially difficult long process to sell, but because we made the right choices, we all sat at a closing table on January 31st, 2007 with a very happy buyer and a very happy seller. It was a wonderful day for all of us! The sellers even celebrated by going out for a steak dinner that night! For them, it truly was a day to celebrate!Who do you know who wants this kind of quality service and up-front honesty when it comes to initially pricing a home? Please let me know!

Feb 10, 2007

Chances are good you’ve been to a Kinko’s – there are over 1,500 of them worldwide.But did you know that Kinko’s was started by a self-described “hyperactive dyslexic” who failed second and ninth grades?

Despite the challenges he faced in school, Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea persevered and went on to graduate from the

University

of

Southern California

.While he was a student he noticed a copy machine in the library and realized that few people had easy access to this new technology.In 1970 he followed his entrepreneurial leanings and with a $5,000 loan, opened the first Kinko’s near the USC campus.The 100-square-foot space was in the back of a hamburger stand, so cramped that the copy machine had to be lugged out onto the sidewalk each day!And the company name?“Kinko” was Paul’s nickname, his college friends’ tribute to his wildly curly hair.

Paul’s strategy of “see a need and fill it” – selling copies and school supplies to students – was so successful that by the close of the 1970s Kinko’s had 80 stores, located primarily near colleges and universities. By the end of the 1980s the company had expanded to service the small office/home office market with over 400 stores, and in the late 1990s and early 21st century Kinko’s made Fortune magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in America,” Forbes list of “500 Biggest Private Companies,” and Working Mother magazine’s list of “Best Companies for Working Mothers.”

In 2004 the FedEx Corporation acquired Kinko’s, and today Paul Orfalea is involved in a variety of business ventures, teaching, public speaking, and philanthropic activities that help kids facing the same learning challenges that he once faced.

Feb 08, 2007

Wow, what a busy fantastic day. Time just kept getting away from me. There were some significant things that happened that I wanted to share. First I saved one of our agents from taking a spill in the ice on the way to our company breakfast meeting. She was grateful. Second, it was one of those beautiful days in a day of a Realtor when all the calls and e-mails and business opportunities were coming my way. It is what we call a "perfect day" in the business. Then during a mastery lunch a profound thought came to mind as I intruduced a concept I have been applying lately to my sellers. What I do is provide my clients, who are getting ready to put their home on the market, a 30 day price to sell their home, and then a 60 day price to sell their home, and finally a 90 day price to sell their home. I do extensive work to determine truthfully what these numbers should be. It gives my clients options to what they really want and they can choose how they want to market their home. You see, what sells a home is price, terms, condition, location, and realtor. Not necessarily in this order, but price is a huge piece in selling a home. It is even often termed a cure all. In these examples, if your home backs to a very busy road there is only one way to cure it from sitting on the market for too long. This is price. Location is actually the most important factor in selling a home, but you can't move the house, so you then use price to cure that problem. If you don't want to fix up your property to sell then price is a way to cure this and sell without having to fix it up. This was a point that needed to be brought up in our mastery meeting today and it is profound. Lastly, my day ended late into the evening with an opportunity to bless a few folks who our are going through some hard times with health issues. Another reason to write in my Jims Journal is to express to you how grateful I am to those I know and for my good health and to be able to bless others and to pray for others. Have a wonderful day!

Feb 07, 2007

This is my new sub heading of my Blog (see below, or see the change at the top of this page). It is very important for me to offer you exactly what this says. I do want to encourage you to return often to Jims Journal. I have made the committment to keep you updated on my life. I just met with some really nice folks later this afternoon and presented my initial consultation and plan for them. They were really amazed and loved my way of doing business. We were a great fit for each other. This is a real nice town home in Red Oak in Littleton that will be on the market within a few days. Here is my sub heading:

Imagine what it feels like to sell your home and/or buy a home and to actually enjoy the process. You are so outrageously happy that you gladly introduce all your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to this professional real estate consultant who helped you. A mixture of videos, writings, recomendations, inspired thoughts, for you and the whole family to enjoy regularly! Welcome to Jim's Journal!

Feb 04, 2007

This is the best definition I could find:a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order" Many times they can be related to a person’s personal life, and it can be related to business also (Not a website!)

To Order Note Pads and more from my Friend Jace!You don't have to be in the real estate business to have a need to order custom note pads. Any business can use this strategy...especially real estate! Give something away that your customer can use!

Scott Ginsberg: How To Be That GuyThat guy with the nametag! I'm telling you that this is my favorite book in 2008! This is the first book in a long time that I actually made several positive changes in my business as a result of this book. He also was partially instrumental in my inspiration to start my first book!

From Top-Rated HGTV Show Desinged To Sell: Designed to SellSell your home for more with these proven tips. All of my sellers should have and follow many of these guidelines. Whether you are putting your home on the martket or improving it for the future. You will gain more from your sale. I.E $2000 can sometimes net $50,000 more than comparable homes in their market!

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus ChristGot a Bible but not this book? If there really was more scripture out there written by prophets of God and you could get your hands on it to learn more about Jesus and you could learn more about what he did for others in other lands, would you want to read it? If so this true book of scripture is about further light and knowledge of the Savior Jesus Christ gave for us in these last days.

Todd Duncan: The Power! To Be Your Best!A good friend of mine gave me this book about 10 years ago and 5 years ago I decided to pick it up and read it. Wow, Todd gave me so much with this book. One example is the courage to build a team in my business, but there are so many more!